Gülistan Turan

Gülistan Turan
Born	(1997-01-14) 14 January 1997 (age 27) Kayseri, Turkey
Nationality	Turkish
Division	51 kg (formerly 48 kg)
Style	Kickboxing, Muay Thai
Stance	Orthodox
Team	Güven Spor Kulübü
Trainer	Yücel Haspolat
Kickboxing record
Total	4
Wins	4
By knockout	1
Losses	0

Gülistan Turan

Medal record
Representing  Turkey
Women's Muay Thai
IFMA World Championships
	2024 Patras	51 kg
	2023 Bangkok	51 kg
	2022 Abu Dhabi	51 kg
	2019 Bangkok	48 kg
European Games
	2023 Myślenice	51 kg
European Championship
	2024 Pristina	51 kg

Gülistan Turan (born 14 January 1997) is a Turkish Muay Thai practitioner competing in the 51 kg division.^[1] She is a world and European Games champion.^[2]

Personal life

Born on 14 January 1997, Gülistan Turan is a native of Kayseri, Turkey.^[1][2][3]

Sport career

She was Turkish Seniors champion in the −48 kg in 2020 (3 wins), and Turkish Elite champion in the −51 kg in 2022 (3 wins).^[4] She won the bronze medal in the 48 kg class at the 2019 IFMA World Muaythai Championships in Bangkok, Thailand.^[5] In May 2023, she became champion in the 51 kg class of the IFMA World Championships in Bangkok, Thailand defeating her Spanish opponent by knockout in the 20th second of the first round.^[6]

Turan received the bronze medal in the Elite Senior 51 kg event at the 2022 IFMA World Muaythai Championships held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.^[7]

At the 2023 European Games in Myślenice, Poland, she won the gold medal in the 51 kg (3 wins).^[8]

She captured the gold medal in the Elite Senior 51 kg event at the 2024 IFMA World Muaythai Championships in Patras, Greece.^[9] At the 2024 European Championships in Pristina, Kosovo, she won the gold medal in the 51 kg division.^[10]

Fight record

Kickboxing record

4 Wins (1 (T)KO), 0 Losses, 1 Draw
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time
2022-12-18	Win	Atafeh Mohammadi	Golden Night	Mersin, Turkey	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00
2022-03-31	Win	Tuğbanur Kivrak	NFC Night Club	Aksaray, Turkey	TKO (Cut)	3
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

References

1. "Gülistan Turan kimdir, nerelidir, kaç yaşında?". Son Haber (in Turkish). 29 June 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
2. "Turan Gulistan". EG2023.
3. "Avrupa Oyunlarında mücadele eden Kayserili sporcular madalyayla döndü". Kayseri Gündem (in Turkish). 30 June 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
4. "Gulistan Turan". Türkiye MuayThai Federasyonu. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
5. Timur, Muhammed Ali (29 July 2019). "Muaythai Milli Takımı dünya üçüncüsü". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 4 July 2023.
6. "Dünya Muaythai Şampiyonası'nda Gülistan Turan'dan altın madalya". Bursa (in Turkish). 12 May 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
7. "Türkiye MUaythai^de Zirvede" (in Turkish). Türkiye Muaythai Federasyonu. 6 June 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
8. "Gülistan Turan altın madalya kazandı". CNN Türk (in Turkish). 27 June 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
9. "Türkiye, Yunanistan'da düzenlenen Muaythai Şampiyonası'nda birinci oldu". Kıbrıs Postası (in Turkish). 10 June 2024. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
10. Demirer, Hüseyin Burak (14 November 2024). "Milli muaythai sporcuları, Avrupa Şampiyonası'nda 14 madalya kazandı". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 16 November 2024.